PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast

In this GeoShort, we give you a short preview to our full interview Dr. Jackie Faherty (coming out next week Thursday).  Dr. Faherty is an astronomer who now works at the American Museum of Natural H…

In this episode we cover....you guessed it, dams!  Dams are incredible manmade features that can not only dominate the landscape but also dominate the river system and fundamentally change how the ri…

In this GeoShort, we briefly discuss how people measure groundwater, from the fairly rudimentary (stick a measuring tape down a well) to the highly sophisticated (satellites and conductivity!). 

We h…

Have you ever heard of obsidian?  Mostly likely you have; it is the rock that was commonly used by early humans to make arrowheads and other weapons.  Obsidian is a very beautiful rock types, but it'…

In this episode we had the great pleasure of interviewing Dr. Diana Roman, a volcanologist at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC!  Diana is not only a spectacular and prolific rese…

In this episode, we answer a listener question!  Thanks to Tom for the excellent question which is, Why Don't Beaches Erode Quickly?  Basically our answers are the same, that beaches do erode quickly…

In this episode, Jesse and Chris talk about water.  That's right - water.  Where is the worlds water?  We begin by lumping all of the worlds water into 6 geological basins: oceans, glaciers, groundwa…

Welcome to PlanetGeo - a short episode.  Today, we have a bonus story from our interview with longtime Yellowstone Park ranger - Harlan Kredit.  We were asking him about some of his most memorable ex…

In this episode, we interview a real gem - Yellowstone Park Ranger Harlan Kredit.  At 81 years old, Harlan has taught high school biology and earth science for 58 years and worked as an interpretive …

In this GeoShort Episode we answer the listener question: Can human induced earthquakes damage Earth?  The short answer is....no.  

Human seismic noise is actually really really small, but everywhere.…

In this GeoShort Chris gives recommendations for several hikes to do in the Grand Teton National Park!  These recommendations range from short day hikes to see cool geoscience within the Park, to ful…

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Join us as we discuss the science behind the greenhouse effect and how it all works.

In …

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO!
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Check out this photo of Grand Teton National Park to visualize what we discuss in this …

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO!
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In this episode we cover a range of topics centered around diamonds.  Where do they com…

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This week we tackle a big question: why is the ocean so salty?  Spoiler alert: it's bec…

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In this episode we discuss what happened to our planet during the lockdowns due to Covi…

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In this episode we get into one of our favorite p…

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“Plate tectonics makes this planet awesome, flat out.” 

In this episode we take a dive …

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Welcome to the first episode of PlanetGeo!  Here we get introductions out of the way an…